2007 A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup

The 2007 A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup competition was held in July and August in the lead-up to the start of the A-League 2007-08 season. The opening round started on 14 July 2007. The competition featured a group stage, with three regular rounds, followed by a two-week finals playoff.

In previous years, the Pre-Season Cup was used to enhance the A-League's profiles by playing pre-season games in regional centres. In 2007 venues included Sunshine Coast, Launceston, Canberra, Port Macquarie, Darwin, Orange and Geelong.[1]

The group stage had a bonus point system. One point was awarded for 2 goals in a match, two points for 3 and three points for 4 or more goals in a match.

If two or more teams were level on points accumulated, the following criteria would be applied, in order, until one of the teams was determined as the higher ranked:

  1. highest goal difference;
  2. highest number of goals scored;
  3. result of the match played between the teams concerned;
  4. highest number of bonus points accumulated;
  5. lowest number of red cards accumulated;
  6. lowest number of yellow cards accumulated;
  7. toss of a coin.

The finals series was held over two weekends – 3 August to 5 August, and 10 August to 12 August.

Pre-Season Cup group stage fixtures and results

Round 1

Newcastle Jets 0–1 Perth Glory
(Report) Harnwell  48'
Attendance: 2,700
Referee: James Lewis
Queensland Roar 0–0 Sydney FC
(Report)
Maroochydore Soccer Club,
Maroochydore, Queensland
Attendance: 4,892
Referee: Peter Green
Melbourne Victory 1–1 Adelaide United
Allsopp  74' (Report) Dodd  9'
Attendance: 8,061
Referee: Angelo Nardi

Round 2

Adelaide United 1–1 Perth Glory
Cassio  59' (Report) Rukavytsya  53'
Attendance: 3,513
Referee: Steven Gregory
Central Coast Mariners 1–1 Queensland Roar
Boogaard  6' (Report) Lynch  60'
Attendance: 3,531
Referee: James Lewis
Wellington Phoenix 3–0 Sydney FC
Smeltz  13',  89'
Rudan  14' (own)		 (Report)
Attendance: 6,039

Round 3

Wellington Phoenix 1–2 Queensland Roar
Old  47' (Report) Lynch  41'
Ognenovski  50'
Attendance: 4,081
Adelaide United 4–1 Newcastle Jets
Burns  6'
Djite  66'
Sarkies  80' (pen)
Alagich  86'		 (Report) Bridge Yellow cardYellow cardRed card 69'
A. Griffiths Yellow cardYellow cardRed card 79'
J. Griffiths  90+2' (pen)
Attendance: 3,800
Referee: Craig Zetter

Playoffs

Central Coast Mariners 2–3 Perth Glory
Mrdja  43'
Petrovski  90'		 (Report) Dragicevic  23'
Bertos  55'
Tarka  78'
Attendance: 5,967
Referee: Ben Williams
Newcastle Jets 3–2 Sydney FC
J. Griffiths  5',  76'
Tunbridge  56'		 (Report) Zadkovich  79'
Talay  83'
Attendance: 2,611
Referee: Peter Green
Melbourne Victory 1–2 Wellington Phoenix
Dodd  34' (own) (Report) Smeltz  53'
Daniel  87'
Attendance: 4,100
Referee: Kevin Docherty
Adelaide United 3–2 Queensland Roar
Djite  1'
Petta  45'
Cássio  64'		 (Report) Lynch  16'
Milicic  73'
Attendance: 5,221
Referee: Angelo Nardi

Finals

Melbourne Victory 0–1 Sydney FC
(Report) Brosque  34'
Attendance: 3,400
Referee: Simon Przydacz
Adelaide United 2–1 Perth Glory
Djite  66'
Cássio  83'		 (Report) Bertos  45'
Attendance: 9,606
Referee: Craig Zetter
Central Coast Mariners 1–3 Queensland Roar
Simon  9' (Report) Milicic  30'
Nichols Red card 33'
Marcinho  48'
Seo Red card 76'
Reinaldo  86'
Attendance: 3,500 (estimate)
Referee: James Lewis

Scorers

As at 12 August 2007

3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own Goals

References

  1. ↑ "Regional Focus for Pre-Season Cup". 23 April 2007. Retrieved 2007-04-23.
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